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Conflict in the Colonies Unit Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to refuse to buy certain products or services as protest or punishment

a)

to boycott

b)

to repeal

c)

to veto

d)

to ratify

2.

1766 - this law said that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies after outrage over the Sugar Act

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

3.

1774 - this series of laws was also known as the Coercive Acts. This closed Boston Harbor and passed the Quartering Act

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

4.

1764 - this law taxed imported sugar and molasses

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Stamp Act

5.

1773 - this law allowed only one company to sell tea in the colonies

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Stamp Act

6.

1767 - this law put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea and allowed ships to be searched for smugglers.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Stamp Act

7.

1774 - this law allowed British soldiers to be housed by colonists

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Quartering Acts

8.

A group founded by Samuel Adams that encouraged the colonists to boycott British goods and challenged British laws.

a)

Committees of Correspondence

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Daughters of Liberty

d)

The Boston Tea Party

9.

On March 5, 1770, an argument between a British soldier and a colonist escalated and led to the deaths of five men. The British soldiers were defended by John Adams at trial.

a)

Committees of Correspondence

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

The Boston Tea Party

10.

A slogan spread throughout the colonies as a statement against Parliament's taxes in the colonies. Colonists were angered that they had to pay taxes but did not have representation in Parliament.

a)

One if by land, two if by sea

b)

No taxation without representation

c)

Don't tread on me

d)

Join or die

11.

The secret society founded by Samuel Adams and John Hancock -that used scare tactics and violence against tax collectors. Organized the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Minute Men

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Daughters of Liberty

12.

law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

13.

Which side did Native Americans take in the French & Indian War?

a)

The Bristish

b)

The French

c)

Different groups sided with each country

d)

Native Americans did not fight in the war

14.

What was the central issue in the dispute between Britain and its American colonies?

a)

The restrictions Parliament placed on trade

b)

The presence of British troops in the colonies

c)

The colonists' right to religious freedom

d)

The power to tax the colonists

15.

Idea that reason and logic could improve society

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Toleration Act of 1649

d)

Middle Passage

16.

What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?

a)

Control of land and fur trade with Native Americans

b)

Land and Slaves

c)

Gold

d)

Claim to land in Europe

17.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

to avoid war issues with Native Americans

b)

to increase British power in the colonies

c)

to please the French fur traders

d)

to collect fines from settlers who crossed the line

18.

In 1215, a document called the __________ limited

the power of the king.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Cato's Letters

d)

parliament

19.
Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
20.
Which right was guaranteed in the excerpt below from the Magna Carta?  
“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land”
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
Freedom of the press
c)
No taxation without representation
d)
Trial by Jury
21.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

22.
A favorable balance of trade is achieved when:
a)
You import and export the same amount.
b)
You export more than you import
c)
You import more than you export
23.
in Mercantilism the colony makes (1)____ which the mother country turns into (2)___
a)
(1) technologies (2) raw materials
b)
(1) raw materials (2) finished products
c)
(1) finished products (2) raw materials
d)
(1) raw materials (2) technologies
24.

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

a)

God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

b)

People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

c)

People set up governments to protect their lives and property

d)

Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

25.

Introduced by Rousseau, people agree with their government to give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Age of Reason

c)

State of Nature

d)

Social Contract

26.

Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

a)

Nothing, people must obey the government

b)

The people would have a right to revolt

c)

The people would be returned to a state of nature

d)

People would be forced to enter into a social contract

27.
French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
28.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
29.
What the result of the French and Indian War
a)
France lost its territory in North America to the British 
b)
France took over all of Canada 
c)
Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America 
d)
France defeated the British 
30.

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

To plan an attack on Fort Duquesne.

b)

For the British to join with the Native Americans against the French

c)

For colonies to unite under a central government and prepare for war

d)

For the New England colonies to unite with the Iroquois to fight the French

31.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
32.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Hector

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

33.

Ideas, information. Distributed for purpose of winning people over, often without truth or fairness.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Debate

c)

Newspaper

d)

Political Cartoons

34.
This rendering of the events on March 5, 1770 is considered ____________ by some because it depicts the scene in a bias fashion against the British.
a)
propaganda
b)
historical
c)
fallacy
d)
fact
35.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
36.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

37.
Which of the following was NOT a major task accomplished at the First Continental Congress?
a)
Wrote a letter to King George III explaining the complaints of the colonists
b)
Formed an army
c)
Discussed the Intolerable Acts
d)
Agreed to meet again in the Spring
38.

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

a)

They burned the stamped paper in the streets.

b)

They boycotted (refused to buy) British goods.

c)

They refused to pay the tax

d)

All of the above.

39.

What was the meeting of the delegates (representatives) to discuss the Stamp Act called?

a)

Stamp Act Congress

b)

Stamp Act Convention

c)

Continental Congress

d)

All of the above

40.

In the Treaty of Paris, after the French and Indian War, who gained control of all the land East of the Mississippi (except New Orleans)?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

41.
This painting of the Boston Massacre supports the ___________ side of the story from March 5, 1770.
a)
British
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Patriots
d)
Second Continental Congress
42.
Which well-known Patriot represented the British soldiers in a trial after the Boston Massacre?  It was not that he liked the British soldiers but he wanted to prove that even a British soldier could get a fair trial in America.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Adams
43.

Select three ways the Sons of Liberty showed that they disagreed with the British Parliament.

a)

They protested by speaking out against the taxes.

b)

They wrote thank you letters to the King thanking him for the taxes.

c)

They boycotted British good by refusing to them.

d)

They captured British tax collectors and ran them out of town or made them quit their job.

44.

Daughters of Liberty boycotted what items that were taxed?

a)

tea & cloth

b)

berries & juice

c)

water & coffee

45.

What was the purpose for establishing the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

To maintain communication with one another

b)

To start a war

c)

To communicate with King George III

d)

To invent the telephone